Stephenson v. Lohn’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““No lands acquired under the provisions of this act shall, in any event, become liable to the satisfaction of any debt contracted prior to the issuing of the final patent in fee therefor. “That no money accruing from any lease or sale of lands held in trust by the United States for any Indian shall become liable for the payment of any debt of, or claim against, such Indian contracted or arising during such trust period, or, in case of a minor, during his minority, except with the approval and consent of the Secretary of the Interior.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vachon v. Nichols-Chisholm Lumber Co.

2. ““That all restrictions as to sale, incumbrance, or taxation for allotments within the White Earth Reservation in the state of Minnesota, now or hereafter held (heretofore or hereafter held) by adult mixed-blood Indians, are hereby removed.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vachon v. Nichols-Chisholm Lumber Co.

3. ““Goodwin, by virtue of this last amendment, became, on June 21, 1906, the owner in fee of the land in question, and all restrictions as to sale or incumbrance were removed, and the trust as to his land terminated on June 21, 1906.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Vachon v. Nichols-Chisholm Lumber Co.